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WASHINGTON (AFP) ??” John Kerry wil

WASHINGTON (AFP) ??” John Kerry will make the 2004 presidential election a referendum forward George W. Bush's handling of Iraq and the economy, yet he has more style than substance to propound as an alternative, analysts say.

With Bush's popularity sagging, the US occupation of Iraq struggling, piece of work losses still high and the federal deficit soaring, Kerry has no shortage of targets after effectively clinching the Democratic nomination Tuesday.

unless political experts said Kerry, whose record of legislative accomplishment athwart 19 years in the US Senate is considered weak, must also deliver a positive message in the eight month before the November 2 election.

"One of the questions will be in what manner well he can define what he will do differently," said Anthony Corrado, a visiting counterpart in governance studies at the Brookings Institution in Washington.

Kerry routinely accuses Bush of running a "reckless" foreign policy quick to launch unilateral,